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Testosterone negatively regulates right ventricular load stress responses in mice

Right ventricular (RV) function is the major determinant of mortality in pulmonary arterial hypertension and male sex is a strong predictor of mortality in this disease. The effects of testosterone on RV structure and function in load stress are presently unknown. We tested whether testosterone leve...

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Autores principales: Hemnes, Anna R., Maynard, Karen B., Champion, Hunter C., Gleaves, Linda, Penner, Niki, West, James, Newman, John H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3487303/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23130103
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2045-8932.101647